Court allows suit against doctor over drug effects
January 27th, 2008 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Massachusetts physicians say a recent high court ruling expands physician liability well beyond the bounds of the doctor-patient relationship.
The state’s Supreme Judicial Court said doctors are liable not just to patients but also anyone else “foreseeably” put at risk when doctors fail to warn patients about potential side effects of drugs they prescribe.
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